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Brnovich asks U.S. Supreme Court to overrule AZ justices in murder case
Attorney General Mark Brnovich wants the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that prosecutors are entitled to multiple attempts to convict someone of first-degree murder even after a jury effectively has found the charge has no legal merit.
Prosecutors, judge erred in trying man twice for first-degree murder
Prosecutors aren't entitled to retry a man on charges of first-degree murder after being unable to convince a jury the first time that the facts matched the charges, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday.
Supreme Court to decide double jeopardy claim in murder case
The state, and attorneys for a convicted murderer, will argue before the Arizona Supreme Court whether his conviction of first-degree murder on a retrial violates the Double Jeopardy clause of the Fifth Amendment.
State Supreme Court limits charges for resisting arrest
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled today the state can’t pile on charges of resisting arrest for each police officer involved in subduing a suspect.
